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Original Content The Best Lyrics On Frank Ocean's "Blonde" A selection of the new Frank Ocean album's most exquisite bars. By Danny Schwartz August 22, 2016
News "Hit The Quan" Rapper iHeartMemphis Charged With Rape "Hit the Quan" rapper iHeartMemphis has been charged with gang rape. By Angus Walker September 06, 2015
Music 6ix9ine Trolls Mellow Rackz Over New Song Dissing Kodak Black Mellow Rackz and Kodak Black have been at odds on social media following the release of NBA YoungBoy's new album. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Pharrell Seemingly Clowns Kanye West For Peeing On His Grammy Pharrell launched this apparent Kanye West jab during an interview with Billboard alongside Clipse for their new album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Sneakers DDG Calls Soulja Boy's New Sneaker Line Trash On Social Media DDG publicly criticized Soulja Boy's new sneaker line "Soulja Boy Drip Co." calling the shoes trash on social media sparking debate. By Ben Atkinson January 13, 2026
Music Drake's "Take Care" Expected To Re-Enter Billboard's Top 20 This Week Drake's 2011 classic "Take Care" was reportedly the highest-selling hip-hop album this week in the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music New Hot 97 Hosts Reveal They're Not Actually Replacing "Ebro In The Morning" Hot 97 revealed its new trio of hosts for their morning show slot, which didn't receive favorable reactions from Joe Budden and Funk Flex. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Sneakers Air Jordan 3 “Laser” Rumored Release Date Surfaces A release date has been tentatively set for the Air Jordan 3 "Laser", a highly anticipated release in 2026. By Ben Atkinson December 17, 2025
Music Kid ‘N Play’s Christopher “Kid” Reid Reveals He Underwent Life-Saving Heart Transplant The Kid ‘N Play frontman revealed that he underwent a heart transplant in 2025. By Tallie Spencer February 06, 2026
Music Curren$y Responds To Freddie Gibbs Diss On "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and Curren$y fell out because the latter allegedly didn't promote their collab album like the former wanted him to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Sneakers Off-White x Air Jordan 1 High OG “Alaska” Finally Set For 2026 Release The Off-White x Air Jordan 1 High OG “Alaska” is finally releasing in 2026 after its mysterious debut at Virgil Abloh’s The Codes exhibition. By Ben Atkinson October 23, 2025
Music Kodak Black Delivers Heartwrenching Message About Loneliness Who/what do you think Kodak is talking about? By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2024